Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.
Latest action · Sep 14, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7943-7944)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 27, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
States that the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security should: (1) use every available tool to secure the borders against illegal entry; (2) seek state and local law enforcement assistance in enforcing immigration laws, whether through formal cooperation agreements or through the elimination of sanctuary policies; and (3) warn Mexico that any further actions it takes to encourage illegal immigration to the United States will be viewed as domestic interference in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
States that the President should announce his opposition to granting legal status, or amnesty, to illegal aliens and that he and the Secretary will use every available tool to stop illegal immigration into the United States and to announce efforts to remove illegal aliens from the United States.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2005 to Nov 17, 2005, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jul 27, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Jul 27, 2005 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jul 27, 2005 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Jul 27, 2005 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jul 27, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Nov 17, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7943-7944)
- Aug 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Jul 27, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2005Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2005Introduced in House
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